Floor waxing device



June 14, 1938. H. -c. THOMPSON V Re.'20,762'

FLOOR WAXING DEV I CE Original Filed Sept. 30, 1955 INVENTOR, Hzrzry 6i7/20271/50,

ATTORNEY.

Reissued June 14, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Serial No. 42,801,September 30, 1935.

Application for reissue January 5, 1938, Serial No.

4 Claims.

My invention relates to improvements in floor waxing devices.

An object of my invention is to provide means, in combination andco-operation with a polishing device, such as a dry mop, broom, weightedwax polisher, or the like, for applying the waxing substance, to thesurface to be treated and located in close proximity to the working partof the waxing device.

A further object of my invention is to provide a. container for theliquid waxing substance, means for securing the container to andsupporting the same on a handle member of a dry mop, or the like, andmeans movably supported on the device, or similar article, for openingand closing the discharge orifice of the container for depositing anydesired amount of the waxing substance on the surface to be treated.

These and other objects .and advantages of 20 my invention will be morecompletely brought forth and described in the specification, theaccompanying drawing, and the appended claims.

A preferred embodiment of my invention is illustrated in theaccompanying drawing, as it 25 is used in cooperation with a dry mop,but I do not confine myself to this combination, as it will be readilyundertsood that my device may be easily and quickly attached to anyutensil or floor tool having the usual broom handle.

In the drawing:-

Fig. 1 is an elevational View of a dry mop with my device secured to thehandle member;

Fig. 2 is an underside plan view, partially in section on the line 2-2of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, in which like numerals refer tolike parts throughout:--

I indicates the handle member of the waxing apparatus to the lower endof which is attached the waxing pad 2, by means of the member 3. 4indicates a can, or suitable receptacle, for containing the liquidwaxing material. This receptacle is secured to the handle member, bymeans of the clamping members 5 and 6, as shown in Figs, 1 and 2, thetwo portions of which members pass around the handle I and are securedin place by means of the pin 1. Their 50 opposite ends are securedtogether with the thumb nut 8. Located on the handle I is a slidablemember 9, composed of coiled wire, which extends downward, as shown at I0, as a rod for opening and closing the valve or stopper member II, atthe lower end of the container 4 as shown.

This valve, or stopper, is normally retained in its closed or upwardposition by means of the contractile spring I2, one end of which isattached to the pin l 3 that is located on the stopper supporting arm20, and its other end is connected to the pin H! which is secured to theclamps 5 and 6. l5 indicates a slot in the slidable plate 49 in whichthe pin I 4 is located. I4 is .a guide pin.

The lower end of the rod I0 is formed with an angular, or bent portionI! which passes through an opening l8 in the slidable member l9. Thismember is formed with the bent portion on which the stopper H ismounted.

In operation, when the operator moves the coiled bearing member 9 on thehandle downward as shown by the arrows 2| and 22, the stopper II will bemoved downward away from the discharge end 23 of the container 4 wherebythe liquid contents will fall onto the floor surface 24 as indicated bythe dotted line 25. The operator now releases his hold on the slidablemember 9 permitting the coiled spring l2 to move the stopper upward intoits closed position as shown in Fig. 1. Next, he moves the waxing pad 2along on the surface of the floor to be waxed, which may be a linoleum,or a waxed, or varnished floor, thus spreading the waxing materialevenly on the surface 24. The downward movement of the stopper II isindicated by the arrow 20.

It will be seen, from this description, that I have provided a veryconvenient and easily operated apparatus for waxing a floor. It is, ofcourse, obvious that when one portion of the floor has been waxed, theoperation will be repeated on another portion of the floor, until thewaxing operation is completed.

What I claim is:-

1. In combination, in a floor waxing apparatus, a handle member, awaxing pad attached thereto, a receptacle for containing a waxingliquid, clamping means for securing the receptacle to the handle, thereceptacle having a wax discharge orifice or opening, a stopper orclosure member for normally closing the orifice, a coiled slidable partlocated on the handle and connected to the stopper member, and means fornormally retaining the stopper in its closed position, said meanscomprising a movable slotted plate, a guiding pin located in the slot ofthe movable plate, said plate being connected to the said slidable partlocated on the handle, a spring, one end of which is connected to thestopper supporting member and its other end attached to the handlemember, whereby the action of the spring serves to normally retain thestopper in its closed position.

2. In a device for'the purpose described, a waxing pad, a handle memberto which the pad is attached, a receptacle for containing a waxing fiuidhaving a discharge orifice at one end, a clamping member having spacedportions for removably securing the receptacle to the handle with itsdischarge orifice located on the lower side, a closure operating devicefor the orifice comprising a, rod having one end coiled around thehandle, its lower, or opposite end, formed with a bend which passesthrough a slidable part in the spaced portions of the clamping member,the slidable part supporting an angularshaped closure member for theorifice of the receptacle, a spring attached to the saidclosuresupporting member and the receptacle clamping member, whereby theorifice is normally closed,

and whereby when the coil part around the handle is pushed downward, thestopper will be moved away from the orifice and the wax contentsdischarged onto the floor adjacent the pad as described.

3. In combination, in a. floor waxing apparatus, a handle member, awaxing pad attached thereto, a receptacle for containing waxing liquid,clamping means securing the receptacle to the handle, the receptaclehaving a discharge orifice, a plate member slidable relative to the,slidably mounted relative to clamping means in substantial parallelismwith the handle, a stopper for normally closing the orifice, a memberextending along the handle having its upper end slidably guided on thehandle and its lower end connected to the plate member, and a springurging the plate in a direction to bring the stopper into orificeclosing position, all adapted and arranged whereby the stopper may bemoved towards and away from the orifice in a substantially straightline.

4. In combination, in a floor waxing apparatus, an elongated handlemember, a waxing pad attached to the lower end thereof, a receptacle forcontaining waxing liquid having a discharge orifice, clamping meanssecuring the receptacle to the handle, a stopper for closing theorifice, and means for moving said stopper towards and away from saidorifice, including a plate member to which said stopper is attached saidclamping means and handle, a rod member having an upper end slidablymounted on the handle and its lower end connected to said plate member,and a spring urging said plate member upwardly, all adapted and arrangedwhereby the rod member and plate may be moved downwardly in substantialparallelism with the handle against the action of the spring to move thestopper away from and in alignment with the orifice.

HENRY C. THOMPSON.

